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HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I stand here today proud of the progress we have made to deliver an important manifesto commitment. The Procurement Bill…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I am sure I could try to produce a one-hour solution, or I could be more direct with the hon. Lady. I know she has raised this issue on numerous occasions, but she and I have not…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]It is a bit late in our proceedings, but I really would encourage the right hon. Lady to read the Bill, even at this late stage.13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I keep promising my colleagues that I will be brief, but I will always give way to the hon. Lady.13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is vociferous on the issue of the River Wye. He never misses an opportunity and has proved his dexterousness yet again, in doing so in this debate. We, on the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I will also have a meeting with my hon. Friend, if he wishes.13 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate why I will not go into parsing the 2005 Act, which is a matter for the courts. There are two views, and the courts need to determine their…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI hear what my right hon. Friend says. I would not want there to be any perception that we are not ensuring that the inquiry has all the information that it requires. We believe…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI can absolutely assure the hon. Lady that this is not an issue on which the Government are marking their own homework—absolutely not. Some 55,000 documents have been delivered to…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewIf we can find a way through without this, that would be helpful to all concerned. Everybody wants to get on with this inquiry, and, as I say, we will continue to deliver…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThere is obviously a role for judicial review, and there has to be a role for judicial review. I have great respect for the learned judges who are required to opine on these…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThis process started with the delivery of that section 21 notice; the earlier rule 9 notices were different in their construction. This is a wide request from the chair, which is…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe last thing this Government or I would wish to do, in any way, is undermine confidence in this inquiry. I was fulsome in my respect for the inquiry and its chair for good…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe circumstances are different, and my understanding is that a wider amount of information has been required. I totally understand and respect where the chair is coming from in…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great passion, as well he might. I am very sorry for his loss, and I know the whole House would think the same. He speaks for so many in this…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI am grateful to the hon. Lady for bringing to bear her experience of the Scottish inquiry under Lady Poole, which I believe is also being held under the 2005 Act. We all have an…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. Do I trust inquiries to keep information confidential? We have to do that; they are serious people undertaking serious work—I assume there…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewIt does not matter how inappropriate or unfortunate the language is in these WhatsApp messages; if they relate to covid, they must be delivered to the inquiry and rightly so.…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe right hon. Lady will recall that there were a series of UK Government schemes right across the United Kingdom to support people through a very difficult time. I believe that…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI have been absolutely clear about the respect in which we hold the chair of the inquiry, who is an eminent former Court of Appeal judge and has a lot of experience in inquiries.…05 Jun 2023